Foster Care Mentor / Case Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Case Aide position offers the opportunity to work with youth in foster care as a positive support person engaged in their lives on an as-needed basis. You will provide case-related services to foster youth and families by assisting with transportation to appointments, participating in community-based activities and recreation, providing supervision and other service plan related duties as directed to address goals, youth needs and safety. The service area of this position is throughout Thurston & Lewis county and will require spending time with the youth in their community or home. Flexibility in scheduling is required and evening / weekend availability is preferred.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Build strong relationships by doing recreational activities with clients, meeting clients’ needs, being a positive role model, maintaining healthy boundaries, and responding appropriately to behaviors from a trauma-informed standpoint.
• Plan activities based on clients’ treatment goals, interests and abilities, length of shift, allotted budget, and purpose of shift.
• Provide transportation for clients to and from appointments and / or activities throughout Thurston & Lewis county.
• Provide enrichment activities in the community or in the foster home that supplement school work.
• Communicate effectively with foster parents / guardians and Case Managers about how time was spent (face-to-face communication, accurate written documentation, phone calls, and occasionally texts).
• Complete and maintain documents such as Case Aide Reports and Time Sheets.
• Follow all guidelines related to clients’ needs and safety and respond to all emergency situations as they arise.
• Must be able to adjust job assignments when the supervision needs of individual children warrant.
• Attend staff meetings and other mandatory trainings as required by Youthnet.

Requirements :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS / EXPERTISE :